Q373: Too much plot, not enough of an impression of what reading the book is going to be like. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

Q372: Steamy romance with a heroine who loves beer. Request! #500queries #everyquery

Q371: Suspense. I really don't rep this. Promise. #500queries #everyquery

Q369: A query is not an excerpt. REPEAT: A QUERY IS NOT AN EXCERPT #500queries #everyquery

Q367: A press release? Really? #500queries #everyquery

Q368: mass query. Reject. #500queries #everyquery

Q366: I secretly love it when I get a mass query--it means I get to auto-reject and address them as "writer" #500queries #everyquery

Q365: "i'm in the middle of a massive fight with the Federal Government" is not a way to win my love #500queries #everyquery

Q370: I hate queries that tell me in broad terms what a book is about thematically, but not about the PLOT. #500queries #everyquery

Q364: Oh yay. I've always wanted a book where the female protag is just meant to incite conflict between the menfolk #500queries #everyquery

I do #500queries to benefit authors. I do not get paid for this, nor is it something I have or am expected to do in my 70hr/week </rantover>

But to ACTUALLY subtweet now, I don't appreciate being accused of insulting strangers for "pathetic performance art." #500queries

I never use #500queries just as an excuse to mean-spiritedly subtweet.

If you think my distaste is about your innocuous book, I promise you're wrong. There are way worse queries out there than yours. #500queries

For those following #500queries, please know that I schedule these out in advance (usually 2-3 weeks in advance).

Q363: 400 words, not one about the content of the book (except for the assurance it's not DUNE). #500queries #everyquery

Q362: cool, diverse MG, but it didn't grab me. Pass #500queries #everyquery

Q361: Erotica that gives me the squicks. No thanks. #500queries #everyquery

Q360: Chosen one. Meh. #500queries #everyquery

Q359: more YA issues disguised as people. #500queries #everyquery